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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Regress \Re"gress\ (r?"gr?s), n. [L. regressus, fr. regredi,
     regressus. See Regrede.]
     1. The act of passing back; passage back; return;
        retrogression. ``The progress or regress of man''. --F.
        Harrison.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The power or liberty of passing back. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Regress \Re*gress"\ (r?*gr?s"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Regressed
     (-gr?st"); p. pr. & vb. n. Regressing.]
     To go back; to return to a former place or state. --Sir T.
     Browne.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Regress \Re"gress\ (r?"gr?s), n. [L. regressus, fr. regredi,
     regressus. See Regrede.]
     1. The act of passing back; passage back; return;
        retrogression. ``The progress or regress of man''. --F.
        Harrison.
  
     2. The power or liberty of passing back. --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Regress \Re*gress"\ (r?*gr?s"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Regressed
     (-gr?st"); p. pr. & vb. n. Regressing.]
     To go back; to return to a former place or state. --Sir T.
     Browne.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  regress
       n 1: the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is
            true and reason backward to the evidence [syn: reasoning
            backward]
       2: returning to a former state [syn: regression, reversion,
           retrogression, retroversion]
       v 1: go back to a statistical means
       2: go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules"
          [syn: revert, return, retrovert, turn back]
       3: get worse; fall back to a previous or worse condition [syn:
          retrograde, retrogress] [ant: progress]
       4: go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often
          minor criminals" [syn: relapse, lapse, recidivate, retrogress,
           fall back]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  regress
     n.
     The act of passing back; passage back; return; retrogression.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To move backwards to an earlier stage; to
  devolve.
     2 #(lb en psychology) To re-develop behavior one had previously grow
  out of, particularly a behavior left behind in childhood.
     3 (lb en intransitive astronomy) To move in the retrograde
  direction.(rfclarify: en)
     4 (lb en intransitive medicine) To reduce in severity or size (as of
  a tumor), without reaching total remission.
     5 (lb en transitive statistics) To perform a regression on an
  explanatory variable.
     6 (lb en transitive) To interrogate a person in a state of trance
  about forgotten elements of their past.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Regress
     German n.
     m regress

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  regress
     n.
     The act of passing back; passage back; return; retrogression.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To move backwards to an earlier stage; to
  devolve.
     2 #(lb en psychology) To re-develop behavior one had previously grow
  out of, particularly a behavior left behind in childhood.
     3 (lb en intransitive astronomy) To move in the retrograde
  direction.(rfclarify: en)
     4 (lb en intransitive medicine) To reduce in severity or size (as of
  a tumor), without reaching total remission.
     5 (lb en transitive statistics) To perform a regression on an
  explanatory variable.
     6 (lb en transitive) To interrogate a person in a state of trance
  about forgotten elements of their past.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  regress
     n.
     The act of passing back; passage back; return; retrogression.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To move backwards to an earlier stage; to
  devolve.
     2 #(lb en psychology) To re-develop behavior one had previously grow
  out of, particularly a behavior left behind in childhood.
     3 (lb en intransitive astronomy) To move in the retrograde
  direction.(rfclarify: en)
     4 (lb en intransitive medicine) To reduce in severity or size (as of
  a tumor), without reaching total remission.
     5 (lb en transitive statistics) To perform a regression on an
  explanatory variable.
     6 (lb en transitive) To interrogate a person in a state of trance
  about forgotten elements of their past.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Regress
     German n.
     m regress

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  regress
     n.
     The act of passing back; passage back; return; retrogression.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To move backwards to an earlier stage; to
  devolve.
     2 #(lb en psychology) To re-develop behavior one had previously grow
  out of, particularly a behavior left behind in childhood.
     3 (lb en intransitive astronomy) To move in the retrograde
  direction.(rfclarify: en)
     4 (lb en intransitive medicine) To reduce in severity or size (as of
  a tumor), without reaching total remission.
     5 (lb en transitive statistics) To perform a regression on an
  explanatory variable.
     6 (lb en transitive) To interrogate a person in a state of trance
  about forgotten elements of their past.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Regress
     German n.
     m regress

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  regress
     Englanti vb.
     1 taantua
     2 palata ajassa/kehityksessä taaksepäin

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  regress
     n.
     tillbakagång, återgång; baksteg

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  regress
     n.
     tillbakagång, återgång; baksteg

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]


  Regress /rˈɛɡɾɛs/ 
  recourse , recovery over  [Am.]
           Note: against sb.
        "bei jdm. Regress nehmen"  - have recourse against sb., recover over against sb.
        "jdn. in Regress nehmen"  - have recourse against sb., recover over against sb.
        "Die Regressfrist ist abgelaufen."  - The deadline of recourse has expired.
     Synonym: Rückgriff
  
   see: Sprungregress, Sprungrückgriff, ohne Regress

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Regress /ɹɪɡɹˈɛs/
  الإرتداد

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  regress //ɹɪˈɡɹɛs// //ˈɹiːˌɡɹɛs// 
  движа се назад
  to move backwards to an earlier stage